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Apocalypse is beautiful

by Steven Peterson in the January 2024 issue
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Apocalypse is beautiful 
when seen from far away. 
Our latest telescope retells 
a distant disarray:   

Two galaxies collide, one dies, 
and yet we do not weep, 
but say, “What colors! What design!” 
and get a good night’s sleep.

 

This poem appears in the January 2024 issue.

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